Habit 1: Be Proactive

Habit 2: Begin with the end in mind 

 

Identify emotions: What are they? Where do you feel it in your body? How can some emotions feel the same in your body? Can you name it to tame it? What are things/situations that make you feel a certain way? What might be your body language and or tone of voice? How do you know where you are to know how to act? Why is it important to know how you are feeling? What are things or people that make you feel better? 

 

Accurate self-Perception: Who are you? What do you look like? What type of family do you have? Traditions, Food, Housing, Religion, Hobies, Likes, Dislikes,etc. What makes you unique? What do you have in common with others? How do you think you learn the best? What are personal character traits? What distracts you? How do you feel when you feel respected, safe? What are things you can control? What are things you can’t control? What does it mean to be in the moment?

 

Recognizing Strengths: What are you good at? How does it feel to be good at something? How does being good at something help you? How do you show respect to yourself? How are you responsible? How are you safe? What does it mean to have courage? Have you ever tried something and you were scared, but you tried anyway? What does it mean to use the power of yet? How can you show respect to yourself? What do you need to improve? Are you trustworthy? Are you a good listener?

 

Self-Confidence: What does it mean to have confidence in yourself? What do people say or do that show they have confidence?

Self-Efficacy: How do you set a goal for yourself? Why is goal setting important? Why is it important to self-reflect? What do you want to get better at? What are the actions you take to reach a goal for yourself? Who can you listen to help you figure out a good goal for yourself? What has happened to make you aware that it is a good goal for you? Why would a goal for you maybe be different from another’s goal? How do you know if you met your goal? 

 

Habit 3: Put First Things First 

 

Impulse Control: How do you control your body? (Excited, tired, frustrated,sad, etc.)You are still responsible for what you say and do no matter how you feel. What are ways/tools you know you can use to have self control? Why is it important to know where you are to control your body? What does it mean to code switch? What does it mean to be in the moment?

 

Stress Management: What makes you feel frustrated? What makes you stressed or have anxiety? What does your body feel like when you are stressed or worried? How do you name it to tame it? How can goals help you? How does eating the right food and getting enough sleep help you? How can being proactive help you? How does putting first things first help you? What can  you do to help yourself and not blame others? What does it mean to work then play? How can the Brain House help you? Do you think sometimes you cause your own stress? When do you forgive yourself or others?

 

Self-Discipline: Who are some people you know that have self-discipline? Do you sometimes have to do things you don’t want to do? What are good habits? What are bad habits? What are habits that could help you in life? What are good habits that you could do to help yourself? What does it mean to be resilient? What does it mean to have confidence in yourself? How does being a responsible person help you have discipline? How does putting first things first help you? What does it mean to procrastinate? How do you feel when you have worked hard at something? How does having a growth mindset help you have self discipline? Who are some people you have read about or know that showed resilience? What does an excellent listener look like? Why is it important to not make excuses? What are natural consequences?

 

Self-Motivation: What is a positive attitude? How can you have the right attitude? What are some ways you can have a positive attitude? Can you control your own attitude? Can you control another’s attitude? How does tone and body language show attitude? What have you already learned about yourself that could help you when you feel you might have a bad attitude? How does a growth mindset help you have a positive attitude? How do the habits we have learned about help you have a positive attitude? How does having a positive attitude help you in school, home, relationships,etc? Do you think you learn better with a positive attitude? How can you focus more on being positive vs. negative? How can you change to a more positive attitude? What are some things or ways to help you feel and be more positive? How can you train your brain to think more positively? What do you need from others to be positive? What are you grateful for? What are other words for grateful?How does having gratitude help you have a positive attitude? What is the difference between what  you need and what you want? Do you think people who have gratitude are happier than people who are not grateful? Do you think people want to be around people who show gratitude and are positive? How does self reflecting help you? How can positive self talk help you? How can you have strong work ethics?

 

Goal Setting: What do you remember about setting goals? Have you met your goals from the beginning of the year? Are the goals you set still important to you? What do you think it means, successful people always have goals?Are you not just saying your goal, but have a plan of action to meet your goals? Many people in the new year set goals for themselves, but do not have any action so they do not reach their goals. Why is having an action plan important? What is the difference between a big dream goal and a smaller goal? What does it mean to think about the future? What do you need to reach your goal? What is a to-do list?

 

Organizational Skills: What does being organized mean? What does an organized desk look like? How can being organized help you? What are some ways to help you get organized? What does being messy mean to you? How can time management help you? How does being able to tell time help you? How can having good habits help you? How can following routines help you? What is a due date? Why is it important to respect due dates? Why should you put things back where they belong?(At home, School) How can writing things down help you? Why would it help to try and think ahead? How can using a calendar help you? How can being organized help you have less stress? How do habits 1-3 help you?( Be proactive, Begin with the end in mind, Put first things first) How does being organized help you be responsible? What are some things that were invented to help people be organized?(Post its, Calendars, Planners, Schedules, Agendas)

 

Habit 4: Think Win, Win

Habit 5: Seek First to Understand then to be Understood

Habit 6: Synergy

 

Perspective-Taking: How do you know what others are thinking or feeling? What do you have in common with other people? What are some things that are different amongst people? How do you understand what another person is experiencing? How can your intentions be different than others? How do your own experiences help you connect with others? How do your experiences help you communicate? How might people see the same thing differently? How does having perspective help you work as a team? How does having perspective help you work with a partner or help you collaborate? What do you think it means when you hear people see the world differently? Did you know our own experiences and information we have can help you understand perspective? Do you think you always have to agree? What does it mean to have a different opinion? How does knowing where you are and the situation you are in  help you build perspective? How can recognizing body language and tone of voice help you? What does it mean to have a different point of view? How can you help your community?

 

Empathy: Have you ever heard someone say,”Put yourself in someone else’s shoes?” What do you think it means? Have you ever watched a movie, tv show, or read something that made you feel sad or feel bad for someone else? How does having perspective help you to understand how another person is feeling? How do your own experiences help you understand what another person is going through? What do people do that have empathy awareness? How do they help others? How can you practice empathy with others? Why is empathy important? How can having empathy help you respond to other people? How can you show you care to help others? How can having empathy make you a better friend? How can having empathy make you a better caring person? How can you pay attention to what somebody might be feeling? How does listening to tone and watching body language help you? How does thinking, watching, and listening help you to decide what to do? (Think Before you act!) How can you stand up for others? How does having perspective and empathy help you to think Win, Win!

 

Appreciate Diversity: What is your favorite food? What does your family celebrate? How do you celebrate? What do you love about your skin? What color eyes do you have? How do you look different from somebody else? What traditions do you have? How do you eat your food? What type of clothing do you wear to different celebrations? Do you go to church? What languages do you speak? How do you communicate? Do you wear glasses? Where were you born? Do you know where people in your family were born?Do you know or have you seen something that someone uses to help them walk? What do you think diversity means? How does understanding diversity make you a kinder person? How does understanding diversity help you get along with others? How would our classroom be different if we didn’t have diversity? How would our school be different if we didn’t have diversity? Do you think it could be boring without diversity? How can we celebrate diversity? How can you use body language and tone to understand somebody better? Do you have to change your beliefs or change what you like to understand others? How is being unique a beautiful thing? How can you learn about someone else?

 

Respect for Others: How does knowing about diversity help you respect others? How does it help you communicate? How does respecting others help you work in a group and collaborate with each other? Can you celebrate with others and join in and have fun? How can diversity help you with a group project? If you want to know more about someone and how they celebrate what could you do? Do you have to be exactly like another person to have fun or complete a job or task? How does being a diverse community  help others? Do you have to be the same as everyone else to be respectful? How do you go to another country, state, city, classroom, restaurant,  and be respectful? What does a respectful person look like and sound like? How does body language and tone of voice help you show respect? How does thinking first about what you do or say help you show respect for others? Do you always have to agree with another to show respect? Do you have to share the same opinion? Can you have different opinions and still be respectful? How do you know when someone has hit their tolerance level? 

 

Communication: What are different ways to communicate? Do you sometimes use different words with your family and friends than with people who work at your school? Do you think of the words you will use before you say them? How does knowing where you are and who you are talking to help you find the right words, use the right tone, facial expressions, and body language? How do you know when to communicate and with who? How do you not interrupt? How do you show others you are listening? What does it mean to be a good listener and speaker? What have you learned so far about being a good listener? What does a good listener look like?

 

Social Engagement: How do you communicate in different situations? Do you play a sport? How do you communicate at lunch, when you are eating? How do you communicate at church, a friend's house, a restaurant? Why is knowing where you are important? How do you know which form of communication to use? Why is knowing how to communicate important? How do you use your two eyes and ears to help you communicate? Why is it important to ask and answer questions? What does it mean to talk it out? How does knowing more words help you communicate? How can you learn more words? What does it mean to interrupt?

 

Relationship Building: What are different kinds of relationships? How do you communicate differently with different relationships? Do you have to be best friends with everyone? How can you communicate when something is wrong? How do you tell others how you feel? What should you do for yourself before you communicate if you are mad, sad, frustrated? How do you feel when somebody interrupts you? How do  you feel when someone else does all the talking and you do not get a chance to speak? How does being good at communicating help you build relationships? How do you know what level your voice should be to communicate? Which of the seven habits can help you be a better communicator? Do you consider yourself an active listener?

 

Teamwork: When have you worked as a team? Why is it important to sometimes work together as a team? Which habits have you learned about that can help you work as a team? How is working independently different than working as a team? Why is it important to work hard and do your part? Why is it important to watch your tone, facial expressions, body language, and think before you speak,important when working as a team?  Why is it important to know what the end results need to be? How can you share the workload? What is the difference between being a leader and being bossy? Why is it important to respect others' ideas and opinions? How can you help yourself and others stay focused and on task?

 

Identify Problems, Analyze situations, Solve problems, Evaluate, Reflect: This is where students review what they have learned so far during the year to be responsible at decision making. What are some decisions you have had to make? Why are some easy and some harder?How does knowing where you are help you? How does taking a moment to look at the situation and analyze first before you make a decision on what to do? What communication skills do you have to help you? How do you reflect if what you did was a good decision? Why is it important to have skills to be a responsible decision maker? How do you go back and try to make something better if it didn’t work the first time? Who do you have in your life to help you make decisions if you are not able to do it on your own or you need more help? How does this help you be a good student? How does this help you be a better part of the community? 

 

Ethical Responsibility: Why is it important to think of others not just yourself? Why is it important to think of family members, friends, people, and animals you don’t know and the world? How does our world change? What does it mean when you know better you do better? What are some things you can do to make your classroom better, your school, your city you live in, your country, and the world? What do you think our class, school, city, country, and the world would be like if nobody thought about the needs and safety of others? What if nobody thought about taking care of things? What have you learned about yourself and how to be a responsible decision maker? What does being ethical mean? How can you make the world a better place for younger people? What does it mean to be a go-getter? How do you know when things need to change? What is something you would like to see to make the world a better place? What does it mean to be a good citizen? What do you think you need to get better at to make a change?